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Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has asked the Federal Government to start doing its job of safeguarding lives and property because it will not stop talking about the insecurity in the country. According to CAN, FG should get to work and free its members from their captors who claim to ...

The Federal Government has said Nigeria’s economy in the outgoing year 2019 witnessed an impressive performance, recovering very well since the last recession. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed revealed this at a media briefing in Lagos while listing out the main achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari’s ...

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has said that Nigerian Government is faking his Facebook page and using it to finance attacks. According to him, the government is also partnering with Facebook Nigeria to remove his followers and decreasing the reactions to his post. Nnamdi ...

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has asked Minister of justice and attorney-general of the federation, Abubakar Malami to apologize to Omoyele Sowore and Sambo Dasuki. Falana revealed this as he responded to Abubakar’s claim that he ordered the release of Sowore and Dasuki on compassionate ground. Malami said they were ...

The Presidency has talked about the release of the detained Convener of Revolution Now Movement, Omoyele Sowore. According to FG, his arrest and detention was not connected to his journalism profession. In a recent statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba ...

The Nigerian Senate wants adequate funding of the Nigerian Navy to aid the Force to procure required vessels to clear the over 150 vessel deficit. According to the Senate, the funding will go a long way in helping the navy to carry out its constitutional responsibilities without relying on Private ...

Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has come out to say that FG remains committed to ending impunity and aiding recourse to justice for victims and due punishment for evildoers. Malami revealed this in a recent statement issued by Dr. Umar Gwandu, Special Assistant on ...

Minister of Power, Alhaji Saleh Mamman has talked about how determined the Federal Government is to tackle Nigeria`s power challenges. Alhaji Saleh revealed this recently in a community in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State. He had his say at the commissioning of a 47.5 solar energy system at ...

The Federal Government agrees that closing Nigeria’s borders has led to the increasing inflation being experienced in the country. However, FG promised that the closure is temporary since the government expects the neighboring nations to respect the ECOWAS protocols to aid the reopening of the borders. This was revealed by ...

The Senate has begged the Federal Ministry of Aviation and other important authorities to upgrade the Ibadan Domestic Airport Alakia to the status of an international airport. The resolutions came after the presentation of the motion sponsored by Sen. Balogun Ademola (PDP-Oyo South) during plenary on “The need to upgrade ...

House of Representatives Speaker, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has urged the Federal Government to develop the capacity to address the menace of climate change and safeguard the ecosystems. Femi revealed this recently while launching the Globe Legislators Advancing REDD+ and Natural Capital Governance towards the delivery of the 2030 Agenda, a ...

Permanent Secretary, Special Duties in the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mr. Mohammed Dikwa has come out to say that there has been a decrease in reported cases of whistleblowing because of a few challenges. Mohamed revealed this at a national workshop to discuss the draft bill of ...

Minister of Water Resources, Mr. Suleiman Adamu has said State Governments should take up the responsibility of aiding the provision of water for its people. Suleiman revealed this at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja on Friday. According to him, several state governments do not invest in ...

The Federal Government has said it plans to stop the importation of steel materials into the nation. According to FG, this move will encourage local investors in the sector. Mr. Olamilekan Adegbite, Minister of Mines and Steel Development, revealed this during a familiarisation visit to Kam Industries Limited, a privately ...

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has begged the Federal Government to close Nigerian borders against international herdsmen who are majorly responsible for attacks on farmers in Nigeria. Ortom disclosed this on Monday at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Makurdi briefly after visiting Mrs. Grace Zeku, who was recently attacked by ...

Minister of Communications, Isa Ali Pantami, has blasted the widespread harassment of Nigerians with PCs, tabs and other ICT gadgets in public places by security operatives. While praising EFCC and other security agents on its battles vs cybercrimes, Ali, in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Uwa Suleiman, said that ...

The Federal government has tagged the latest display of naked women in a transparent truck by singer, Tekno, as unacceptable, ‘Jezebelistic’ and sins against the Nigerian culture. In a statement released by the Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture, a parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, ...

Nollywood actress, Iretiola Doyle has dropped her two cents on the protest tagged Revolution Now, with Omoyele Sowore as the leading voice. Sharing her reaction to the protest which was disturbed by armed security operatives recently, she had this to say, “It doesn’t matter where you stand politically, you have ...

As part of its determined efforts to touch the lives of Nigerians positively, the Buhari administration has now started the payment of N5, 000 monthly stipends to the poorest and the most vulnerable in the country through the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) of its Social Investment Programmes, SIP according to ...

Nigerian Government has defended the controversial $9.3million seized from a private jet by South African immigration on September 5th. In a diplomatic discussion it opened with the South African government yesterday September 16th, FG said they are aware of the deal (money was meant to procure arms) and have presented ...